WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SG/N/10/EEC/3/Suppl.3 
27 April 2005 
 (05-1712) 
Committee on Safeguards Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 12.1(C) 
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS 
 
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
 
Supplement
 
 
(Farmed (other than wild) Salmon, whether  
or not fresh, chilled or frozen ) 
 
 
 The following communication, dated 26 April 2005, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of the European Communities.  
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 The European Communities hereby notifies th e Committee on Safeguards that the definitive 
safeguard measures on imports of farmed (other th an wild) salmon (whether fresh, chilled or frozen) 
which were applied as of 6 February 2005 (G /SG/N/8/EEC/3/Suppl.1, G/SG/N/10/EEC/3/Suppl.1, 
G/SG/N/11/EEC/3/Suppl.2) were repealed by  Commission Regulation (EC) No 627/2005 of 
22 April 2005
  (Official Journal of the European Union, L 104 of 23 April 2005, page 4) with effect 
on 27 April 2005.   A copy of the above-mentioned re gulation is attached hereto. G/SG/N/10/EEC/3/Suppl.3 
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 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 627/2005 
 
of 22 April 2005 
 
revoking Regulation (EC) No 206/2005 im posing definitive safeguard measures 
against imports of farmed salmon 
 
 
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EC)  No 3285/94 of 22 December 1994 on common 
rules for imports and repealing Regulation (EC) No 518/94
1, and in particular Article 21(2)(b), 
thereof, 
 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No  519/94 of 7 March 1994 on common rules for 
imports from certain third countries and repeali ng Regulations (EEC) No 1765/82, (EEC) No 1766/82 
and (EEC) No 3420/832, and in particular Article 18(2)(b), thereof, 
 
Whereas: 
 
PROCEDURE 
 
(1)  On 6 March 2004, the Commission initiated a safeguard investigation on imports of farmed 
salmon into the Community.  On 4 February 2005, the Commission imposed definitive 
safeguard measures by Commission Regulation (EC) No 206/2005.3 
 (2)  On 23 October 2004, the Commission initiated an antidumping investigation on imports of 
farmed salmon originating in Norway.  On  22 April 2005, the Commission adopted 
provisional anti-dumping measures by Commission Regulation (EC) No 628/2005.
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CONSIDERATIONS 
 
(3)  The imposition of definitive safeguard measur es on imports of farmed salmon of all origins 
followed an investigation cove ring the period 2000 to 2003.  Having reached a provisional 
determination that, in the period from 1 Oct ober 2003 to 30 September 2004, imports from 
Norway have continued to increase and that  there is injurious dumping, the Commission 
adopted provisional anti-dumping measures agai nst imports of farmed salmon from Norway. 
 (4)  Imports of farmed salmon from Norway in the year ending 30 September 2004 represent 
around 60% of the Community market and around 75% of overall imports into the Community.  In Regulation (EC) No 206/2005, the Commission had found that the 
considerable increase in imports had a dev astating effect on the profitability of the 
Community producers, given the accompanying price drop.  The provisional anti-dumping measures in relation to imports of farmed salm on originating in Norway would eliminate the 
                                                     
 
1 OJ L 349, 31.12.1994, p. 53. Regulation as la st amended by Regulation (EC) No 2200/2004 (OJ L 
374, 22.12.2004, p. 1). 
2 OJ L 67, 10.3.1994, p. 89. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 427/2003 (OJ L 65, 
8.3.2003, p. 1). 
3 OJ L 33, 5.2.2005, p. 8. 
4 See page 5 of this Official Journal.  G/SG/N/10/EEC/3/Suppl.3 
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 unfair price element in these imports. It can also  be expected that they will slow down the 
quantitative import increase originating in Norw ay, the largest source of imports into the 
Community.  Therefore, in the particular circumst ances of this case, it is considered that anti-
dumping measures are sufficient to address the injury which the community industry is 
suffering, and it is no longer necessary to main tain the safeguard measures, which should 
therefore be repealed at the same time as  the anti-dumping measures enter into force,  
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:  
Sole Article 
 
Regulation (EC) No 206/2005 is hereby revoked.  This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 April 2005.  
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
 
Done at Brussels, 22 April 2005.  
For the Commission 
Peter MANDELSON 
Member of the Commission 
 
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